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Pleyel, Ignaz
© Copyright Ignaz Pleyel, puncture engraving by F. W. Nettling, 1801 Pleyel, Ignaz, b. Ruppersthal (municipality of Großweikersdorf, Lower Austria), June 1, 1757, d. Paris (France), Nov. 14, 1831, composer, publisher, piano maker. Student of J. Haydn; from around 1784 lived in France (in London during the French Revolution), around 1795 founded in Paris a music publishing house and 1807 a piano factory (today belongs to Schimmel). His descendants also played an important role in the musical life of Paris ("Salle Pleyel"). Ignaz Pleyel museum in Ruppersthal. Works: Singspiels, 29 symphonies, 8 instrumental concertos, 45 string quartets, lieder, chamber music, piano lessons (1797). Literature: R. B. Smith, The Periodical Symphonies of I. P., 1968; R. Benton, I. P. A Thematic Catalogue of his Compositions, 1977; ÖBL.
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